English Explanatory Dictionary

encephalocele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

Word forms

encephalocele encephaloceles

Etymology

From encephalo- + -cele.

Derived words

hydrencephalocele meningoencephalocele parencephalocele

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